Penguin Party Food Ideas

These penguin party food ideas include several eatable penguin recipes that kids will enjoy creating. Create a whole penguin scene and let the kids design a dinner invitation or menu for the night.

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Penguin Centerpiece Ideas

Do your kids have stuffed animal penguin? Use them for decoration.
Create an igloo for the centerpiece and add toy penguins, polar bears and other animals that fit with the scenery.
Use the penguin recipes you create below for your centerpiece.

Penguin Party Food Ideas

Egg Penguins

You will need: boiled egg penguins

Boiled eggs black olives, whole and pitted
carrot sticks
lettuce for garnish, optional

To prepare your penguins, Cut one black olive in half for his flippers. Attach flippers to the egg by adding a dot of cream cheese to each olive half. Place on sides of egg. For the head, add cream cheese to the bottom of a whole olive and place on top of egg. If having problems staying on attach with a toothpick.

For his feet, use slivers of carrot sticks and attach on into his olive head for a beak as well. If needed poke a small hole with a toothpick for inserting the carrot nose.

Mini Cheese Ball Penguins

For these littler penguins I've used a simple cheeseball recipe. However, do not roll in nuts. Then make cheese into small balls and chill several hours or until firm.
You will also need:

carrot circles and carrot sticks
black olives, pitted and whole
toothpicks
extra cream cheese or cheeseball, soft for attaching

To create these penguins, cut one black olive in half for the flippers. Attach to sides of your small balls. If needed, use soft cream cheese to help the olives stick. Cut a small notch out of carrot circles and place a dot of cream cheese on top. Place a penguin on the cheese and press into place. For his beak cut out a small piece of carrot from a carrot stick and attach inside a whole olive for his head. Add a dot of cream cheese to the top of his body and attach head to body. If needed use a toothpick to secure in place.
small penguins

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Eggplant Penguin

This is the easiest penguin and the cutest!.
What you will need:

eggplant
Garlic cream cheese dip or a soft spreadable white dip of your choice
raisins
carrot cut into a triangle for the beak
carrot sticks for feet
toothpicks

First you will need to cut off the end of an eggplant and then cut into two halves for the flippers. With toothpicks press eggplant halves into sides of eggplant.

flippers eggplant

Spread dip over the middle of the eggplant to create a white belly. Add two circles of dip on the top for eyes and place two raisins in the middle of the white circles.

Add a dot of dip to his carrot beak and attach below the eyes. Cut carrot stick into feet and place under the eggplant.

This would be a great centerpiece for your party!

eggplant penguin

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Penguin Oatmeal

Create your own penguin for breakfast like this one with oatmeal as the base and decorated with berries, bananas, and melon.
oatmeal penguin

Penguin Banana

Ingredients:

orange M&M candies
bananas
melted chocolate
candy eyes

Directions: Melted chocolate in a microwave safe dish for 1-2 minutes stirring often until melted. Cut bananas in half and dip chocolate on the top and along the edges. Make sure you leave the middle without chocolate for his belly. Attach a beak and feet out of orange M&M candies. Add eyes.
penguin banana

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Homemade Fish Sticks

Homemade baked fish sticks with crispy cornflake coating

These homemade fish sticks are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and made with just a few simple ingredients. Crushed cornflakes create the crunchy coating while fresh lemon juice adds flavor without making the recipe complicated.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound cod or tilapia fillets
1 cup cornflakes, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 475°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
Cut the cod or tilapia into strips about 1 inch wide.
Place the crushed cornflakes in a shallow bowl. Add the salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
Pour the lemon juice into a second shallow bowl.
Dip each fish strip in the lemon juice, then coat it with the cornflake mixture, pressing gently so the coating sticks.
Place the coated fish sticks on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and the coating is golden and crisp.
Serve warm with lemon wedges or your favorite dipping sauce.

Kid Cooking Tip: Kids can crush the cornflakes in a zip-top bag, measure and mix the seasonings, and help coat the fish strips. An adult should supervise cutting and handling the raw fish and using the hot oven.

Serving Ideas

Serve homemade fish sticks with tartar sauce, ketchup, or a squeeze of fresh lemon. Add roasted vegetables, steamed broccoli, rice, a side salad, or oven fries to turn them into an easy family dinner.
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